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Awesome question. I think it is important to note that there have been multiple versions and iterations of B2 across the years, many with really great ideas (and some not so great ones). In this iteration, we get a lot more to play with. We get a third devoted to wilderness encounters, a third...

Yes! We ran tables for even one player (though we tried hard to prevent seating just one person) and often for 2-3. Our DMs are typically very experienced and we pick our Demo/LtP DMs carefully so they can handle very new players or unusual table sizes. When running for one player, we don't run...

Thanks! I oversaw the running of D&D events at PAX West, which used the Starter Set for all the Demo and Learn-to-Play events. The same events were previously run at Gen Con, but I did not attend Gen Con. I did speak to folks there and they said it was equally positive to my experiences at PAX...

That's very kind of you, thank you. I try to honor what others have done before me. So many amazing experiences wouldn't have been possible without the hard work of others. I really appreciate that.

Related to our show, Mike Balles said they will be auctioning a Daggerheart special edition boxed set to the highest supporter of their efforts in the next 7 days! You can support Mike and Claudia here.

The latest! (This week we had two guests, so Mike is in the second part of the podcast or second video on YT) Thanks! Mike is amazing.

We do this week have our show notes shared for free, which is our summary of what is discussed and with links. We wanted to make sure all the links to Mike Balles' work was available.

Thanks! Shawn and I are always glad to get Mastering Dungeons to more people because we believe in what we do. Our Patreon helps us greatly as creatives and our tiny YT income buys a convention game ticket every now and then, but as you know... we believe in a good healthy RPG hobby and that's...

Request for stories to come with a link to their source, please and thank you!

I wonder about this. I'm not sure. It could be. I think at various points in RPG history it felt like there were big communities of players for various games (Vampire being a clear one), but the reality was always that D&D was unfathomably big. The difference is probably even greater now. Even...

It seems like a very good start is, just, you know, make $2M on your 5E-compatible Kickstarter! I do worry that the DDB interface is already straining with the current number of 3rd party providers, and at some point the amount of 3rd party options will drive sales down, but I sure would like...

Heh. Yeah, what Kelsey mentioned at GaryCon is really off the charts for any indie RPG. The idea that you sell through your already huge Kickstarter and then order even more books? And have to order more again? That's just not something RPG history has shown to us. We need to keep Shadowdark's...

I want to correct this statement. The revenue for Monopoly Go is ludicrously large. But the revenue that Hasbro gets from that license is a fraction of the billions. When you take licensed revenue portions from BG3 + Monopoly Go, D&D (paper and digital) are about twice that total. I would argue...

Thanks! I haven't looked at this Q1 yet (but will this weekend, in time for our Mastering Dungeons recording next week). The quick look I had says that this is indeed a great quarter for both Magic and D&D. It's also the first time in a few quarters that D&D has been mentioned during the main...

I assume this is D&D Beyond? (And perhaps other partners, but the OGL changed that plan.)